Creating Impact – together!
In 2024, we achieved significant milestones, most notably our B Corp certification. This prestigious recognition affirms our commitment to the highest standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. It also reflects our purpose-driven approach to using business as a force for good, benefiting all stakeholders, including employees, clients, communities, and the planet.
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Matthias Loebich, Managing Partner
Key facts and figures
At BearingPoint, we are measuring our sustainability efforts in more detail than ever before as we progress toward our goals.
- points in B Corp certification 86.1
- validated goals for Scope 1&2 as well as Scope 3 SBTi
- emission reduction per person compared to 2019 37
- female hiring globally 44
Our Sustainability pillars
We have a set of ambitious sustainability goals and made strong progress across all of them last year.
Purpose Driven
Living up to its purpose, “Together we are more than business,” BearingPoint achieved B Corp certification in 2024, marking a major milestone in its sustainability journey. This recognition places the firm among a worldwide network of businesses leading a global movement for an inclusive, equitable, and regenerative economy and underscores its dedication to high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability.
- people trained in I Care academy 500
- office locations ISO14001 certified 11
- of our company car fleet electric 24
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Axelle Paquer, Partner and member of the Global Management Committee
Creating Impact together with our clients
All of us are responsible for building a better world for people and the planet, but working together is critical. Here are just a couple of the ways in which BearingPoint teams collaborated for greater sustainability with our clients and partners in 2024.
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Aktia simplifies financial and ESG data reporting with a cutting edge cloud platform
Aktia aimed to enhance its financial and ESG reporting processes by automating the collection and dissemination of information about its yearly activities. With BearingPoint’s help, the financial company implemented Workiva, a cloud-based document and data collaboration tool, streamlining this reporting and improving collaboration.
With BearingPoint’s support, we were able to implement a new reporting platform used for financial and ESG reporting within a very short timeframe. BearingPoint’s experience of similar projects was of great support in both project management and operational support.
Maria Hellström, Head of Group Finance at Aktia Bank Plc
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JobRad Leasing ensures sustainable business growth through a successful financing transaction
JobRad Leasing GmbH was seeking a strategic and sustainable refinancing tool to support the planned long-term growth of their leasing business. By leveraging BearingPoint’s Securitization as a Service solution, the German company benefits from enhanced data management and reporting capabilities, resulting in increased efficiency, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance.
Working with BearingPoint on our first securitization transaction has been a very positive experience for JobRad Leasing GmbH. With BearingPoint’s solution, we were able to significantly simplify and streamline our processes and data management to meet our capital markets reporting requirements. As a result, we have been able to further broaden our refinancing base - bringing us one step closer to our goal of putting people on JobRad.
Benjamin Kräutter, Team Leader Treasury at JobRad
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Exploring nature with a tap in an innovative app
The Ministry for Environment, Energy and Climate Protection of Lower Saxony introduced a new mobile app, bringing comprehensive environmental information directly to users’ devices. Citizens can now easily access data on topics such as flora and fauna, social impacts, and climate change, and can also contribute their own images and help shape a better future for the planet.
An exciting project implemented through innovative and trusting collaboration, marked by committed stakeholders and outstanding results.
Dirk Weber, Project Lead at UmweltNAVI
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Médecins Sans Frontières is committed to a sustainable future, by using CSRD as a lever for genuine transformation
In July 2024, Médecins Sans Frontières Netherlands (MSF-NL) made a strategic decision to take the first steps toward compliance with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). BearingPoint performed a double materiality assessment during a pro bono project, using feedback from all MSF-NL stakeholders on preidentified issues that the organization may face. The analysis has enabled MSF to identify specific material issues that must be resolved in gathering the necessary information to draft its first sustainability report. This report will serve as a valuable tool to be shared with stakeholders, demonstrating MSF’s efforts to reduce its societal and environmental impact, while reinforcing trust with its partners and donors.
As an NGO, our objectives are determined by impact rather than revenue, which changes BearingPoint’s approach. The firm was able to understand this change in direction quite quickly and adapt its approach to an organization like ours.
Thijs van Buuren, Controller at Médecins Sans Frontières
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Hailiang Metal Europe becomes a pioneer in pursuing CSRD compliance for Chinese enterprises going global
Through its partnership with BearingPoint, Hailiang Metal Europe (HME) has successfully addressed the requirements of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), while setting ambitious goals for continuous improvement. This has laid a strong foundation for HME’s sustainable development and responsibility in the global industry.
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Saint-Gobain Building Distribution France (SGBD France) launches its selection of more sustainable products, ’AGIR’
SGBD France is Saint-Gobain Group’s building materials distribution subsidiary, including POINT.P, CEDEO, La Plateforme du Bâtiment and Dispano banners. With its AGIR product selection, SGBD France’s business units highlight products that meet criteria for environmental footprint and impact on users’ and end-users’ health, safety and comfort.
I Care by BearingPoint participated in developing the methodology and creating the most relevant selection criteria by product typology, as well as in data collection and analysis. Together, we involved our marketing teams and suppliers to arrive at the first selection published in the 2024 catalogs. This was an important milestone toward sustainable construction, as it enabled us to enlighten our clients on more sustainable products and embark suppliers on improving the environmental and sanitary footprint of their products.
Alice Sorasio, CSR Director at Saint-Gobain Building Distribution France
